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ONE Championship 55 highlights: Should knees to head of downed opponent be legal?

Unlike most major MMA promotions, ONE Championship allows fighters to use knees to the head of a downed opponent. But is that a good thing?

By its very nature, MMA is always going to be a violent sport. But when the controversial strikes are allowed, you can get some brutal finishes – and a quick momentum change in a fight – as we saw at Friday’s ONE Championship 55 event.

Also at ONE Championship 55, women’s strawweight champion and 20-year-old sensation Angela Lee (8-0) defended her belt with with a submission victory over Istela Nunes (5-1), and in the co-headliner, welterweight titleholder Ben Askren (16-0) remained unbeaten when he tapped out Agilan Thani (7-1) in the first round.